Christopher Darden
Christopher Darden
Christopher Allen "Chris" Dardenis an American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer and practicing attorney. He was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he was assigned to the prosecution of O. J. Simpson, in which role he gained a great deal of national attention...
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My grandparents and parents urged me to go to school and do well in school so that at the end of the day I'd have options, choices.
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It's too late for that - trying to second guess it. It's over. I'm worried about how to get the kids through school and still write and practice law and take power of attorney.
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I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.
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I began writing in the 4th grade. As a matter of fact, I produced a play for the entire school. It was about Leif Ericson and the discovery of America.
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I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop.
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Whenever I travel around the country, somebody always walks up to me and says, 'Mr. Darden, I've always wanted to meet you to tell you that you were wrong about O.J. Simpson. It was the Mafia ... It was anybody but O.J. Simpson,'
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I am back in the courtroom as a defense attorney. In fact, my first court appearance in a felony case as a defense lawyer was in front of guess who?
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No one is above the law, not the police, not the rich,
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My creative juices really don't stall. I like to write in a very straightforward, conversational way, but of course it has to be colorful as well.
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My wife says she won't give me a divorce, so I can't quit her. So I will probably cut back on my law practice. As for relaxation, what's that?
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There are no rules for celebrities. Being a celebrity means getting what you want. But on June 12, he doesn't get what he wants.
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We are the voices of calm and reason.
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The pressure on the trial lawyers is tremendous, and some people don't handle the pressure well. They really shouldn't handle difficult cases.
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Something's going to happen that's going to make us all pay attention at the type of sentences some people are serving and the conditions in which they are served.